The two patched things up after the heated exchange, and years later, at a restaurant that Lovitz partially owns, a drunken Dick looked at Lovitz and cast a spell, “I put the Phil Hartman hex on you you’re the next one to die.” Dick was escorted out before anything could get physical. ( Brynn would end up killing Hartman with a firearm while under the influence. Lovitz was livid, pointing out that Dick had broken the sobriety streak of Hartman’s wife, Brynn, by giving her cocaine. Which led to cast member Dick reportedly telling Lovitz that he shouldn’t be there. ĥ Andy Dick to Jon Lovitz: ‘I Put the Phil Hartman Hex On You!’Īfter the tragic death of Hartman, Lovitz was called in to replace him on the sitcom NewsRadio. On top of that, comedian Daniel Tosh pointed out a joke Maher stole from Tosh.0. In an April 2011 tweet, Maher accused The Onion of stealing one of his jokes from his February 2010 special when he saw the satire website’s headline “Afterbirthers Demand to See Obama’s Placenta.” Well, Maher ended up telling on himself, as he got several replies, including one from an Onion editor, pointing out that the headline he saw was originally published in August 2009. Play 12 Bill Maher Accuses ‘The Onion’ of Joke Thievery, Tells On Self And sometimes I do.” He even met with Kondabolu to make amends. The response on the show itself was a jokey exchange between two of the more progressive characters, Lisa and Marge, that essentially said, “Meh.” In early 2020, the voice of Apu, Hank Azaria, announced that he no longer would be voicing the character, and in 2023, he stated, “Part of me feels like I need to go to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologize. When Hari Kondabolu’s documentary The Problem with Apu drew attention to the problematic nature of the Simpsons’ character in 2017, fans wondered how the series would address the growing controversy.

Here then are some of the most infamous times comedians got called out and double-downed on their nonsense. Some of which they have to regret (in private, of course). Regardless of which side you fall on, these people have gotten themselves in hot water with their sponsors, their fans and/or the public-at-large due to standing their ground over weak real estate. In fact, they’ve stubbornly lost money and opportunities by putting their foot down and saying, “Nuh-uh, you’re wrong.” But some comedians and people in the limelight would rather scale the Mount Everest of fallout than have an apology leave their mouths. You own up, apologize, learn and don’t do that shit again. “Hey, you know what? I was wrong” - it’s not hard to say, really, and it’s kinda how you grow into an adult. Admitting you’re incorrect is somehow one of humanity’s most challenging tasks.

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